New Poll - Least Favorite Set

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Posted By: Brian McQueen

I figured, the best thing to do with the polls for right now might be to go back to the polls that are simpler and fun. Hopefully this one will be free from controversy. For the new poll, I tried to think of the ugliest cards I've had in my collection - let me know if I missed an obvious one

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Posted By: Joe D.

no doubt for me it is the e91.

some of the worst depictions I have every seen!


(apologies in advance to those who enjoy this set... its just my opinion )

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Posted By: Dave

Same for me....e91's are ugly....I've never gotten into the Goudey's either..

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Posted By: barrysloate

What about those awful M101-P sets or whatever they were called- they are so ugly I can't even remember their name.

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Posted By: Dylan

Im sorry guys but the 1921 W9316 set makes E91 look like a work of art...
Edited to say I really dont have a least favorite set, i like em all really, its just damn ugly lol

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Posted By: andy becker

i'm hurt.....the two sets that i am actively collecting made the poll

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Posted By: barrysloate

Andy- think of it as their ugliness is their charm.

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Posted By: barrysloate

According to the new poll, it's the R302 M & P that I am thinking of, and it's currently in the lead as least favorite set.

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Posted By: Joe D.

andy -- that is a good thing

I wish everyone thought the stuff I wanted was ugly!

sure would make things more affordable.



everyone say it with me:
Real Photo Postcards are ugly. yuck. disgusting.

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Posted By: Brian McQueen

One thing about the strip card "w" sets. So many of them are unappealing that I could have dominated this poll with these sets just by listing them all out. So I pretty much condensed them into one catagory. The w512 set, 1921 W9316 set, w515s, etc...all resemble each other closely enough that I would say just vote for the w512 set I have listed if I don't have the specific ACC designation listed for your strip card set of choice.

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Posted By: Al C.risafulli

What's with all the hating on the MP & Co set?

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Posted By: Griffin's

Al- what's that ugly bit of cardboard doing in the middle of that cool print of Feller?

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Posted By: barrysloate

Al- that MP set has the artistic qualities of a Bazooka Joe comic found wrapped around a piece of bubblegum!

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Posted By: Al C.risafulli

Heh. That card is a BEAUTY!

Here's another.




It's a little slice of history, Barry. Only mainstream set produced during WWII.

-Al

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Posted By: John S

E91's and W9316's.

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Posted By: barrysloate

Al- maybe all the good artists were sent overseas to draw pictures of the war.

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Posted By: David Vargha

I'm not sure how to respond in the poll. What grades are the condition of the sets in?

DavidVargha@hotmail.com

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Posted By: Wesley

I was ready to select the E91s, but after seeing Al's images, I have to go with the MPs.

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Posted By: andy becker

joe,
you are right.....and i guess i should be thankful.....

happy holidays

edited to add, i collect rrpc's too....but only in football

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Posted By: Al C.risafulli

You guys are CRAZY! The MP & Co set is the most beautiful national set made in 1943!

-Al

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Posted By: Joe D.

are next on my list of RPPCs to go for.


although I have been spending too much money lately - so I will just pause until 2007..... I think

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Posted By: andy becker

joe,
you misunderstood my post....the football rrpc's are ugly and worthless....you would be better served flushing your money down the drain. most are reprints....and the ones that aren't have been soaked, stretched, trimmed, and/or rebacked.
just some friendly advice

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Posted By: Mike

I just have never gone nuts over the Goudeys. The 34's are alright. The big heads are cute. But other than that, they bore me. They are not the ugliest cards ever made, but, at least to me, they lack character. I know that is blasphemy. I know their will be a hit put out on me for saying this, but the 206's don't do much for me. I like the 207s and ramleys much more. Along with many others. I think the 206s are over rated.

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Posted By: howard

It's one of only three pre-war cards I own but my R302 Hubbell is about the ugliest card I have ever seen. Sorry, I don't have a scanner right now so I cannot post this beauty.

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Posted By: dennis

that was a hard vote as they are all pretty bad (t201 exception) should rank these 1 thru 10 with 1 being the worst!

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Posted By: Jim Manos

Without question the ugly duckling of the hobby. I think they are so ugly that is what makes them so scarce, people threw them out??

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Posted By: daryle

Even when you have a near set of 24 cards (1949) in (3)8-card uncut strips............UGLY..............BTW........... does the '49 MP & Company Foxx exist?...........I cannot for the life of me find one..Bought the strips as a set (the checklist I looked at said 24 cards, no Foxx listed) and then BOOOM!!!!!! Foxx is listed..........hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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Posted By: Dylan

daryle-here is the Foxx, as you can see, it does exist. Howard-here is the Hubbell you wanted to post... and a personal favorite- W9316 since no ones posted one...

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Posted By: howard

Thanks Dylan. Mine is even worse as it is a beater.

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Come on guys, the MP cards aren't so bad if you collect them in their original 8-card uncut strips.

Here's just half of one (my scanner couldn't accomodate the entire 8 cards).

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Posted By: Brett

The e91's aren't pretty, but some have neat backgrounds. I don't mind them that much. If they didn't use the same pictures for alot of the players, would you guys still hate the set ?

I'd have to say those crappy strip cards from 1919 or 20-ish are so damn ugly. Worst looking cards.

I also hate the new crappy cards now.

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Posted By: barrysloate

I was looking at the results of the latest poll and among those with the fewest "least favorite" votes is the Buchner Gold Coin set, and for good reason. It really isn't as bad as its reputation and is perhaps underappreciated. First, unlike the E91 set, there are many recognizable players, particularly among the HOFers. While many of the poses are duplicated and thus not accurate, there is still a beautiful portrait of Von Der Ahe, a diverse roster of players, back variations, cards with different levels of difficulty, and some really colorful and fairly well executed artwork. I think it is in fact the best set in the poll. And those MP302's (or whatever they are called - I refuse to learn their name) are rightly at the bottom of the barrel.

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Posted By: Brian McQueen

Barry - I'd tend to agree with you on the Buchner's. Definately not as bad as some of the other sets mentioned in the poll. I had to have a 19th century option though. Another one that isn't too awful is the t201 set but I wanted a mainstream "t" set to be included as well. It was important to get a variety of sets included in this. Like I was saying, if I just took the strip card sets from the early 20s, I would have filled up all the slots and wouldn't have room for anything else. I am happy to see that the votes have been spread a little more evenly amongst all the options this time around.

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Posted By: barrysloate

Now the T201 is a problem set, because not a single player is identifiable. However, I will give it a few pity points because of the innovative foldover design.

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Posted By: Richard

sets are the worst looking sets in my opinion.

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Posted By: Kenneth A. Cohen

First of all the "cartoon" strip cards (W whatever). Second, E91 is a joke! There's a Honus Wagner up on Ebay right now. Might as well be Honus Schwartz. Lastly, Allen & Ginter is obviously a coveted set. I'm sure it's just me, but isn't it the "shiny ****" of the nineteenth century (compared to OJ or Goodwin)?